Default-the assumption a computer makes when no specific information is given.
Delete key-key which removes the text to the right of the cursor position.
Delete-to remove or erase
Desktop-the overall work area on the window screen.
Digitized effects-to change analog information into digital information that the computer can use to produce certain effects. For example, when a picture is scanned, the picture mage is digitized. This means that the picture image is converted to a digital or numerical format.
Disk (Diskette)-A floppy disk. A removable, portable magnetic disk on which data and programs can be stored.
Disk Drive-The disk drive where a floppy disk is inserted.
Document-anything produced in a word processing program.
Documentation-the instructions that tell how to use hardware or software.
Double click-To click a mouse button twice in rapid succession without moving the mouse
Double space (DS)-when keying text, the act of spacing text two lines apart.
Dot matrix printer-Has a print head that runs back and forth and prints by impact, striking an ink-soaked cloth ribbon against the paper, much like a typewriter.
Downloading-the process of transferring programs or information from one computer to another
Download-To retrieve a file from a message board or e-mail.